Final year projects (Baccalaureus Theses) (Industrial Engineering)
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- ItemThe development of a generic simulation model of citrus packing lines(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-10) Beukes, H. T.; Schutte, C. S. L.; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Engineering. Dept. of Industrial Engineering.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The design of a citrus packhouse is a time-consuming process and the construction of such a facility is extremely expensive. Most packhouses, however, consist of identical operations. It has been proposed that a generic simulation model can be developed in order to assist engineers in decision-making and evaluation during the design or redesign of citrus packhouses. This project is concerned with the development of such a model. The report consists of five major phases, namely the problem identification phase, the solution approach identification phase, the solution development phase, the verification and validation phase and the recommendation and conclusion phase. The problem identification phase is focused on the formulation of the problem and a discussion of the major functions and operations within a citrus packhouse. Simulation modelling has been identified as an appropriate tool to develop the solution and a roadmap for the development of such a model has been identified. The solution development phase entails the construction and computerization of the simulation model according to the proposed roadmap. The techniques employed to ensure the validity of the model are described in the verification and validation phase. The recommendations and conclusion phase entails a discussion of how the model can be used to perform experiments and the final remarks regarding the model are discussed. The model developed during the course of this project can be used to assist engineers to evaluate proposed designs and evaluate the effect of certain parameters on the system. The model is generic and can be used to represent almost any citrus packhouse.